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Relevance of the topic: On May 3, 2022, the nation celebrated the birth anniversary of Basavanna or Basaveshwara, the 12th-century...
Relevance of the topic: The second India-China informal summit took place at Mahabalipuram (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Tamil Nadu, near...
Recently, ‘Kumbhabishekam’ ceremony was held at the ‘Brihadeeswara temple’ in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu after 23 years. Kumbhabhishekham is a part of...
DRDO stands for Defence Research and Development Organisation. It was established in 1958 by the Government of India, under the Ministry of...
CBI Autonomy and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is a much-debated topic today. In this article, we discuss this issue. This topic is...
This article throws light on the Fifth assessment report published in 2014 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), importance of...
Sri Lanka Constitutional Crisis is a much-debated topic today. In this issue of IIN, we discuss this issue from multiple perspectives. This topic...
This article talks about the issue of petrol and diesel pricing in India. This is a topic that is grabbing headlines in India right now with the...
Historical Background When we turn the pages of world history, we come across an important event that occurred in 539 B.C. Cyrus the Great, who...
Context The Parliament recently passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which awards death penalty to convicts of child rapes in...
Nelson Mandela was one the most charismatic figures of the 21st century and an icon of peace and non-violence whose vision and mission led to the...
IINs are a special feature of the BYJU’S website included to give aspirants meaningful insights on important topics and also provide valuable...
IINs are a special feature of the BYJU'S website included to give aspirants meaningful insights on important topics and also provide valuable...
Why in News? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recently released the draft National Forest Policy, 2018. The...
This article takes you through the beginning and the journey of the Air India. It is currently facing a lot of crisis and the reasons behind its...
To define financial relations between the Central government and state governments, there has been a need to constitute such a body like the...
Of late there has been a revival of interest in the thoughts and ideas of Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia, though it has been fifty years since he...
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is a Parliamentary act that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces and the state and...
Background The demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland (West-Bengal) has been simmering for the past few decades now and its cause lies in the...
Agriculture in India is an important topic from the civil services examination's point of view. It comes under UPSC Mains GS 3. This article...